by Joe Weil
Poetry and Poetics
Presence beyond the spoken or written word
By Joe Weil
I always think that a poem “off the page” becomes an “act” of language rather than a poem, a thing made out of words.
I always think that a poem “off the page” becomes an “act” of language rather than a poem, a thing made out of words.
by Joe Weil
Poetry and Poetics
How to Ransack a Poem for Parts, Part II
By Joe Weil
Voice cannot be ransacked because true voice, unlike tone, may be inconsistent within its range of indicators. The ability to play a modulating voice against a consistent tone is a deep mystery of poetics—especially of what we might call the conversational poem.
Voice cannot be ransacked because true voice, unlike tone, may be inconsistent within its range of indicators. The ability to play a modulating voice against a consistent tone is a deep mystery of poetics—especially of what we might call the conversational poem.